The Cook Book of Left-Overs

What to do with left-over everything, 1911 — beef to cake, four hundred ways to use what the last meal left behind.

Left-Over Lamb and Mutton

12 recipes in this part of The Cook Book of Left-Overs.

Sliced Lamb with Olive Sauce

Have ready two dozen medium-sized olives that have been cooked in boiling water thirty minutes and then stoned. 2 4 tablespoonfuls of…

Lamb in Ambush

Mince the lamb very fine. To each cup of meat allow one teaspoonful of chopped capers, one-half teaspoonful of onion-juice, one-quarter…

Oriental Stew

Simmer gently together 2 cups of cold lamb I chopped onion or mutton cut in cubes I cup of water tablespoonfuls of butter sliced 2 small…

LAMB AND MUTTON (Season with salt pepper)

Season with salt, pepper, and a very little curry powder, if liked. While the stew is heating, boil one-half cup of well-washed rice. When…

Spanish Stew

Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter, slice two small onions, and mix with two cups of chopped meat, not fine. The meat may be all lamb or a…

Old Homestead Pie

Cut the remnants of any cold boiled mutton into very thin slices, seasoning each slice with salt, pepper, and a little paprika. Arrange…

Lamb Scallop

Stale bread-crumbs A bit of onion Gravy thinned with hot water Salt and pepper cup fresh or stewed tomato, or a little lemon-juice

Butter (Meat cut in small pieces Into)

Meat cut in small pieces Into a buttered baking-dish, holding about a quart, put a layer of bread-crumbs, then a layer of meat, seasoning…

LAMB AND MUTTON (Heat to brown the crumbs)

the heat to brown the crumbs on top, and serve hot. Beef or veal may be used instead of lamb.

Lamb's Liver Hash

Chop fine some left-over liver and heart which have been steamed or sautéd. Add nearly twice as much seasoned left-over or fresh mashed…

Patty-Pan Pies

H Cut any remnants of baked or boiled lamb or mutton in small pieces, discarding all bone and gristle. Season with salt, pepper, and a…

Plain Pastry for Four Patty Pies

Sift together one and one-half cups of pastry flour, one-half teaspoonful each of salt and bakingpowder. Into this chop four tablespoonfuls…

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